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And...in case anyone is wondering, I drove that manual transmission Renault like a pro; well almost. After tooling all the way to Rome on the A1, including what I thought were some pretty nifty downshifting passing maneuvers, I nearly killed the darn engine trying to find reverse to back into the parking spot at the airport. Oh, so close to eternal bragging rights!

... The walls and floor of both the tepidarium and calidarium were heated by a system called the hypocaust. The floor was raised and spaces were left between the walls to allow for hot air from a massive furnace to circulate through. The Tepidarium and Calidarium were positioned closes to the furnace. The frigidarium was located in the middle of the building and flanked by two massive zones called Palaestra, they were gymnastic areas ...

Just like last year we started off our journey with a slight delay due to a quick moving thunderstorm and just like last year that was the only bump we had on our journey over.

The Hotel Bailey's which we are staying at arranged for a car to pick us up from the airport on arrival. Our car driver was nothing short of a maniac! Driving well over twice the speed limit, in two lanes and often making up his own lanes. Surprisingly enough we never heard a car ...

And with this possibly final entry, we find ourselves in Rome. The sleeping car didn't offer us as much rest as we were hoping, as the train twisted and turned and braked through the alps. But we arrived in Rome much more refreshed than we could have hoped for had we been in chairs... We have done most of the standard touristy things in Rome. The Colosseum, the Forum, Palentine Hill, Vatican City, and some others. We have eaten pastas, and drank cappuccinos. ...

Yesterday, we picked up two tickets to attend a audience with POPE FRANCIS. The tickets are at thE NORTH AMERICAN COLEGE, ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM THE VATICAN. We receive the tickets from a nun, Sister Ann Marie, who also tells us the following;

. ,the audience starts at 10 am, lasts till about noon . There will be a few others attending, about 200,000 few others . so, arrive at the Vatican at 6 ...